English Explanatory Dictionary

cancerous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or affected with cancer.
  2. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
  3. Extremely unpleasant; detestable.

Pronunciation

/ˈkænsəɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cancerous.wav

Word forms

cancerous more cancerous most cancerous

Etymology

From Middle English cancerous, from Latin cancerōsus, from cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cancer + -ous.

Synonyms

AIDS cancer

Antonyms

noncancerous

Related words

cancer

Derived words

anticancerous cancerously cancerousness noncancerous paracancerous pericancerous precancerous procancerous uncancerous
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